by John Boyne · Editorial Empúries · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497872232
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«El noi del pijama de ratlles» is John Boyne's novel about friendship in World War II, published by Editorial Empúries in paperback (208 pages, in Catalan).
Berlin, 1942. Bruno, a nine-year-old boy, moves with his family to an isolated rural area following his father's military posting. Bored and friendless, he is fascinated by the wire fence he sees from his window and eventually meets Schmuel, a boy on the other side of the fence. Through that friendship, Bruno comes closer to a reality he never fully understands.
First installment of the series «The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas». Catalan edition, translated by Jordi Cussà Balaguer.
John Boyne is an Irish novelist and writer. He is the author of sixteen novels for adults, six novels for younger readers, two novellas, and one collection of short stories. Boyne's historical novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006) received critical acclaim and was adapted into a 2008 drama film of the same name. As of 2022, the book has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 58 languages, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. A sequel, titled All the Broken Places, was published in 2022.
